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Flipping through this month's W, I realised that couture has nothing to do with wearability, which is quite ironic as it is clothing. It really is about creating works of art, fit to flaunt the runway or dazzle a spread. Or even pose on display in boutiques, not unlike a Picasso at the Met. Honestly, looking at high fashion, I have to ask myself if I would ever consider wearing half of the masterpieces these designers showcase. The pieces I own are by pure luck wearable, but as for the remaining thousands of collections, where would they work? This predicament yields the most likely cause for the indusrty's financial struggle, and furthermore yields the designers' more affordable ready-to-wear lines. Hubert de Givenchy said it best, "[I never thought about] whether the skirt is wide enough to walk in, how the wearer will look getting into and out of a taxi.... I consider the beauty and artistic value of a fashion, not its utility" (W 2008).